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the RGB information along with the depth data to el-
evate the 3D model quality.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research has been performed within the
PANORAMA project, co-funded by grants from Bel-
gium, Italy, France, the Netherlands, the United King-
dom, and the ENIAC Joint Undertaking.
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